A HUGE List of Bay Area Protests & Rallies
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Important note: We’re seeing spikes in COVID right now so, while attending all these Bay Area protests, it’s important to protect yourself and others. Make sure to wear masks, use hand sanitizer, and social distance yourself as much as possible. It’s also important to get free testing for COVID, even though you might not be showing symptoms. Learn all about how to get free testing right here.
We are in the middle of something important right now. At this point, cities all across the nation, and the world, are protesting daily against centuries of State violence against people of color. And we are seeing an incredible amount of Bay Area protests. It’s incredible to witness and even more thrilling to be part of. This is the time for people to decide which side they’re on, and it’s inspiring to see so many people join the fight against racism.
And it appears the Bay Area protests aren’t ending anytime soon. My good friend Johnny Funcheap put together this guide to all the up coming protests in the Bay Area. I’ve posted it below and included some more protests that I’ve heard about.
Please note that we can’t vouch for any of the Bay Area protests and events listed below. Things are moving at a very rapid rate and new protests keep popping up. In fact some of the info we have is just posters on people’s instagram pages. So be judicious and if you show up to something that doesn’t feel right, you can always leave. Also make sure you know your rights as a protester.
It’s an honor to be struggling beside you right now. Be safe out there.
THURSDAY, January 14
- 1/14 – Online – 2021 King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Global Summit – 9am to 3:30p
- 1/14 – Online – Unpacking the Insurrection w/ People for the American Way – 3:30p
- 1/14 – Online – The Cost of Racism for Everyone: Conversation w/ Racial Justice Advocate, Heather McGhee – 4pm
- 1/14 – SF (Online) – SF’s Climate Action Plan Kick-off Event with Mayor London Breed – 5:30p
- 1/14 – Online – Mother Jones’ Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present – 6p
- 1/14 – SF (Online) – Leather District: Communications Committee Meeting – 7p
FRIDAY, January 15
- 1/15 – Oakland – “7th Annual Reclaim MLK”s Radical Legacy” Weekend – Jan 15-18
- 1/15 – Oakland (Online) – Land Liberation for Reclaim MLK – 10am
- 1/15 – Online – 2021 King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Global Summit – 7a to 3:30p
- 1/15 – Online – “Ringing in a New Era of Accountability” United Against Police Brutality – 9am
- 1/15 – Sacramento – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2021 Birthday Celebration – MLK Library 24th S. Bypass – 11:30a
- 1/15 – Online – Honoring MLK Jr. & Movement to End Poverty Then and Now – 4-6p
- 1/15 – San Jose (Online) – Virtual Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday – 7p
- 1/15 – SF (Online) – MLK Jr. Holiday 2021 Virtual Film Festival (Jan. 15-18) – Ongoing – Starts at 5:30p
SATURDAY, January 16
- 1/16 – SF (Online) – Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival (Jan 16-18) Virtual Events – All Day
- 1/16 – Online – Black History Month Educators’ Roundtable: James Baldwin – 9am
- 1/16 – Fair Oaks – Protest Against Gavin Newsom “Stop Transferring, Start Releasing” – 4840 San Juan Ave. – 10am
- 1/16 – Oakland (Online) – ReclaimMLK Know Your Rights to Fight Eviction – 10:30a
- 1/16 – Online – Meetup: Building a Strong Community for a Strong Direct Action Movement – 11a-12:30p
- 1/16 – Oakland (Online) – 5 Methods Workshop: Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Edition – 11a
- 1/16 – Online – Direct Action Everywhere: What’s Next for “Right to Rescue” – Noon
- 1/16 – Online – Mass Organizing for Racial Justice, Climate, LGBTQIA+, Economy – Noon – 3p
- 1/16 – San Jose (Online) – “March for Our Lives” Q&A on Racial Justice and Gun Violence Prevention – 1pm
- 1/16 – Oakland (Online) – Youth Vs. Apocalypse
Achieving Justice through the Power of Pen – 2p - 1/16 – Oakland (Online) – Oscar Grant Foundation, Love Not Blood Campaign – 3p
- 1/16 – Santa Cruz – “Rally Against Fascism” + Open Mic – Clocktower – 6pm (no link provided)
- 1/16 – SF (Online) – Black Laughs Matter” MLK Celebration + Livestream Comedy Show – 8pm
SUNDAY, January 17
- 1/17 – Berkeley (Online) – Andy Worthington on America’s Torture Colony: 19 Years of Guantanamo Online Event – 1p
- 1/17 – Oakland (Online) – Black Women Respond, Virtual Wailing Ceremony – 1p
- 1/17 – Bay Area (Online) – Pin@y Power: Building Multi-Racial Working-Class Movements – 1pm
- 1/17 – Oakland (Online) – Oakland Salutes Madame Vice President: A Virtual Inaugural Ball – 3pm
- 1/17 – Oakland (Online) – #RefundRestoreReimagine: A DefundOPD Teach-In – 6p
MONDAY, January 18 – MLK DAY
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – MLK Jr. Holiday 2021 Virtual Film Festival – All day
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival (Jan 16-18) Virtual Events – All Day
- 1/18 – Online – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration (Virtual Interfaith Prayer Service “Justice & Hope”) – 8:30am
- 1/18 – Oakland – Martin Luther King Day of Service – 10495 Edes Ave. – 8:30a-1:30p
- 1/18 – Oakland – ZAP-ATHON Online Action to Cancel Rent and Ban Evictions – 9a-6p
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Virtual Bioblitz Launch – 10am
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – Martin Luther King Jr. Virtual Day of Service at Homeless Garden Project – 10a
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – MoAD’s Virtual Celebration of MLK Jr. (Livestream) – 11:30a – 5:15p
- 1/18 – Bay Area (Online) – It Takes A Village: Remotely Assemble COVID Face Shields for Donation – Noon
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – The Insurrection: On the House Floor w/ Congress Member Ritchie Torres – Noon
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – This is the Moment | MLK Day Virtual Lunch and Learn – 12:30p
- 1/18 – San Jose – MLK Day 2021: Walk for Justice …Free Carlos Harris – City Hall – 1p
- 1/18 – Santa Cruz – “Food Not Bombs” Martin Luther King Jr Day Concert – Laurel & Front – 1-4p
- 1/18 – Oakland – Oakland’s 7th Annual Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy Day of Action + Car Caravan – Port of Oakland to East Oakland – Noon to 4p
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – The Insurrection: Q&A on Impeachment w/ Law Prof. Hadar Aviram – 4:30p
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – The Insurrection: The Trump Social Media Ban w/ Casey Newton – 5p
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – Black ADEM Candidates in Discussion on MLK’s Legacy and Black Voting Rights – 6pm
- 1/18 – SF (Online) – The Insurrection: Did Trump Violate the Constitution? w/Cody Harris – 6p
TUESDAY, January 19
- 1/19 – SF (Online) – The Insurrection: What Does It All Mean? w/ Former WH Com. Dir Dan Pfeiffer – 11am
- 1/19 – SF (Online) – Save LGBTQ History: Lyon Martin House – Noon
- 1/19 – SF (Online) – The Obama Book Club Meeting #7 with LGBT Liaison to Pres. Obama Brian Bond – 5p
- 1/19 – Online – Tenants Together Collective Support & Tenant Clinic – 5:30p
- 1/19 – Berkeley (Online) – KPFA w/ Poets Martin Espada & Dennis Bernstein – 6-8p
- 1/19 – SF (Online) – KQED En Español: The Latinx Vote – 6p
WEDNESDAY, January 20 – Inauguration Day / President Joe Biden
- 1/20 – Online – Women’s March Action / Facebook Live Inauguration Watch Party – 9am to 1pm
- 1/20 – SF – “Save Our Stages” Coffee Pop-up – Paxton Gate, 824 Valencia – Noon to 6p
- 1/20 – SF – I Get Results! Frank Moore for President 2008 Exhibit – Cushion Works 3320 18th St. – Noon
- 1/20 – SF (Online) – Evictions: Know Your Rights w/ SFLGBT Center – 3p
- 1/20 – Alameda (Online) – 2021 Virtual Inaugural Bash w/ DJ, Trivia & Kalama/Biden Cocktails – 7pm
THURSDAY, January 21
- 1/21 – Online – ACLU’s “Biden Day One: What’s Next For Muslim Communities?” – 5p
- 1/21 – SF (Online) – Rep. Eric Swalwell: The Siege on Capitol Hill – 6p
FRIDAY, January 22
- 1/22 – Santa Cruz (Online) – Indigemedia: Navigating Native American Representation in Film and Media – 5p
SATURDAY, January 23
- 1/23 – Online – 2021 “Medicare for All” Strategy Conference Day One – 10a-2p
- 1/23 – Berkeley – Divest From Animal Agriculture Protest – TBA Location – 1pm
- 1/23 – Online – “Speak Out Now” Socialism Panel: 2021: What Lies Ahead – Their Plans and Ours – 4pm
SUNDAY, January 24
- 1/24 – Online – 2021 “Medicare for All” Strategy Conference Day Two – 10a-2p
- 1/24 – Online – How to Change the World in One Generation – Direct Action Everywhere Intro Workshop – 1-4p
MONDAY, January 25
- 1/25 – SF – Car Caravan: Day of Action for Yemen – UN Plaza – Noon to 2p
- 1/25 – SF – World Says No To War on Yemen: San Francisco Solidarity Action – Montgomery BART – Noon
- 1/25 – Berkeley (Online) – KPFA Claire Wasserman & Her Father, Steve Wasserman: ‘Ladies Get Paid’ – 7p
TUESDAY, January 26
- 1/26 – Santa Clara (Online) – Conversation w/ UFW civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta, and playwright, Luis Valdez – 7p
WEDNESDAY, January 27
- 1/27 – SF (Online) – Overview of Human Trafficking – 6:30p (please note we’ve received some complaints about this event as it’s hosted by the Archdiocese of San Francisco and “Through God’s Grace” which have been accused of being against the sex worker rights movement.)
THURSDAY, January 28
- 1/28 – Online – King 2021 Lecture & Conversation on Racism, Poverty, Militarism & More w/ Justice Leaders – 3p
- 1/28 – Online – Anti-Racism Workshop – 4pm
- 1/28 – Berkeley (Online) – KPFA Book Talk: “How to Make a Slave & Other Essays” w/ author, Jerald Walker – 7p
SUNDAY, January 31
- 1/31 – Oakland (Online) – Alternative Political Parties: a local approach – 6-9p
WEDNESDAY, February 3
- 2/3 – Online – Educational Justice Keynote and Q&A – Noon
THURSDAY, February 4
- 2/4 – Berkeley (Online) – KPFA Black Women’s History of the US – 7p
WEDNESDAY, February 10
- 2/10 – SF (Online) – “Nature Boost” SF’s Legacy of Black Lives Resistance from Sutro Baths to Presidio – Noon
SATURDAY, February 13
- 2/13 – SF (Online) – Root Division Art Reception: Diasporic Futurism Part II: The Future Futures – 6-8p
SATURDAY, February 20
- 2/20 – Online – Queer Ancestors Project Exhibition 2021 – 7-9p
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also:
today at 5pm tony mcdade vigil and march in downtown oakland
6/14 – SF – 19th Ave. and Holloway Ave. at 2:00 PM – Westside Neighbors Protest for Black Lives Matter. This is a socially distanced protest where people line (standing 6 ft. apart wearing masks) 19th Ave. with signs. Car participants are welcome.
Hey! Do you have a link for this so I can add it to the list?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBIzw39jgt2/?igshid=1nw2ficf02tk7
^^This was for last week but it was posted on nextdoor that it will be every Sunday:
https://nextdoor.com/post/151258991?init_source=copy_link_share
Thanks!
Here’s one to add to the list.
https://www.facebook.com/1509556165977620/posts/2572857426314150/?d=n
Members of the public: Please meet at steps of Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez at 12:15 on Monday 6/8. Wear a mask.
Adding now. Thanks!
6/9: Contra Costa Caravan for Racial Justice
Meet at Contra Costa College at 9 AM
Contra Costa College–23rd Street–Kennedy High School
Thanks! Do you have a link to an event or instagram page that has the info so we can include it?
Will you be updating this as more are organized?
Yup. This was updated last night and we will be updating it as we hear of more.
thanks for this, shared!
6/9 5pm Protest to Defund Fairfield PD (during city council mtg)
FSUSD @ 2490 Hillborn Rd, Fairfield CA 94534
https://www.facebook.com/samantha.sipin/posts/10214352721690279
Thanks! Just added!
I found more detail on the Women in Solidarity event on Friday here:
https://womensmarchsf.org/events/women-in-solidarity-for-justice-and-equality?fbclid=IwAR0GvW418lA-sfJlAsEMMdGBxSV2zxTNsBj2HfeDvbruUPZXaYnXDRSEr_s
I think the Sunday one for Ocean Beach and Lincoln in SF is at 12 not 2
could you add this for the 19th?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBbI4R9B-CX/
Dunzo! Please share the list with your peeps.
Hey! Can you add this black youth led Juneteenth protest?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWpgNABSg9/?igshid=i1s1fku8kini
http://www.by4pl.org/juneteenth-2020-youth-march-rally/
Dunzo! Please share the list with your peeps.
Heard about this from Jobs with Justice SF’s mailing list:
“Union Speak-out Against POA Racism
Monday, July 27th
10am – 11am
SF POA, 800 Bryant St, SF
Join SF unions as we take the fight for racial justice to the San Francisco Police Officer’s Association. As a labor movement that fights for the good of all working class communities, we demand the SF POA support the nationwide movement for systemic changes in policing – there is no room for racism in the labor movement!
Defund the police and reinvest in our communities! End police harassment, violence & racial profiling against Black & Brown communities, including union members”